This chapter describes the process of installing the MySQL Enterprise Monitor on all
operating systems.

Installation Sequence

A working installation requires installing:

One MySQL Enterprise Service Manager. It stores its data in a database
repository. You can use
an existing MySQL instance for the repository, or set up a
separate instance as part of the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager installation.
See Section 5.2, “Installing the Service Manager”.

The MySQL Enterprise Advisors. These are installed as part of the
MySQL Enterprise Service Manager install, on the same machine.

One or more MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agents, one for each MySQL server to
monitor. See Section 5.3, “Monitor Agent Installation”. Install the
MySQL Enterprise Service Manager first, because the Agent installation asks for
credentials and network settings that you choose as you install
the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager.

To minimize network overhead, you usually install the Agent on
the same machine that hosts the monitored MySQL server, but you
can install it on any machine that has network access to both
the monitored MySQL server and the MySQL Enterprise Monitor User Interface.

The Agent inspects a specific MySQL server, and transmits health and
usage data back to the Service Manager. The Advisors interpret the
results, which are displayed in the browser-based MySQL Enterprise Monitor User Interface.

Installer Files

MySQL Enterprise Service Manager, MySQL Enterprise Monitor User Interface, and Advisors for the platform
that you intend to execute the MySQL Enterprise Service Manager on. For a new
installation, this installer is named
mysqlmonitor-version-platform-installer.bin.
For an upgrade installation, this installer is named
mysqlmonitor-version-platform-update-installer.bin.

One or more MySQL Enterprise Monitor Agent, one for each MySQL Server to
monitor. In the typical scenario, where you install the Agent on
the same machine as each monitored MySQL server, make a list of
the platforms your MySQL servers run on, then download the Agent
installer package for each of those platforms. For a new Agent
installation, this installer is named
mysqlmonitoragent-version-platform-installer.extension.
For an upgrade Agent installation, this installer is named
mysqlmonitoragent-version-platform-update-installer.extension.